TicketsCINCINNATI – Cincinnati football head coach Scott Satterfield announced the addition of Luke Paschall to his coaching staff on Wednesday. Paschall will serve as the Bearcats' special teams coordinator.
The Dickson, Tenn. native comes to UC from Middle Tennessee State, where he served as the special teams coordinator for the Blue Raiders. In his lone season in Murfreesboro, Paschall helped lead a unit that produced a first team all-conference long snapper, a second team all-conference punt returner and an honorable mention all-conference true freshman punter.
"I'm excited to welcome Luke Paschall to our Cincinnati Bearcats team," Satterfield said. "Luke will focus solely on special teams, looking to give us an edge in the hidden yardage and field position battles that are crucial to winning. Luke has more than a decade of experience and success leading special teams units. He elevates our coaching staff. He is a great addition to our program."
Prior to that, Paschall was the special teams coordinator at Louisiana from 2022-23. His special teams units in Lafayette were quite successful, producing seven blocked kicks across both seasons and leading the nation in punt return yards (442) and punt return touchdowns (two) in 2022. He coached Zylan Perry, who led the nation in total kick return yards (862) in 2023.
As the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at UMass from 2019-21, Paschall helped mentor First Team All-American Isaiah Rodgers, who led the nation in kickoff return yardage (1,295) in 2019. Rodgers was a sixth-round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles this past season before signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
Paschall coached wide receivers and special teams at North Carolina (2018) and Arkansas State (2014-2017).
Under Paschall's direction, the Tar Heels ranked 10th in the nation in punt return defense (3.5) and 16th in punt return average (14.3) in 2018, while returner Dazz Newsome averaged 15.1 yards per punt return and returned a punt for a score.
At Arkansas State, he guided the Sun Belt's top overall special teams unit all four years he was there and contributed to record-breaking offensive units, while coaching three all-conference performers.
He also spent time as a graduate assistant working with special teams at UNC from 2012-2013 and working on the offensive staffs at Ole Miss (2011), Oklahoma State (2008-2010), and Mississippi Gulf Coast (2007).
He and his wife, Lauren, have two children, Emma Rose and Myles.
The Dickson, Tenn. native comes to UC from Middle Tennessee State, where he served as the special teams coordinator for the Blue Raiders. In his lone season in Murfreesboro, Paschall helped lead a unit that produced a first team all-conference long snapper, a second team all-conference punt returner and an honorable mention all-conference true freshman punter.
"I'm excited to welcome Luke Paschall to our Cincinnati Bearcats team," Satterfield said. "Luke will focus solely on special teams, looking to give us an edge in the hidden yardage and field position battles that are crucial to winning. Luke has more than a decade of experience and success leading special teams units. He elevates our coaching staff. He is a great addition to our program."
Prior to that, Paschall was the special teams coordinator at Louisiana from 2022-23. His special teams units in Lafayette were quite successful, producing seven blocked kicks across both seasons and leading the nation in punt return yards (442) and punt return touchdowns (two) in 2022. He coached Zylan Perry, who led the nation in total kick return yards (862) in 2023.
As the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at UMass from 2019-21, Paschall helped mentor First Team All-American Isaiah Rodgers, who led the nation in kickoff return yardage (1,295) in 2019. Rodgers was a sixth-round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles this past season before signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
Paschall coached wide receivers and special teams at North Carolina (2018) and Arkansas State (2014-2017).
Under Paschall's direction, the Tar Heels ranked 10th in the nation in punt return defense (3.5) and 16th in punt return average (14.3) in 2018, while returner Dazz Newsome averaged 15.1 yards per punt return and returned a punt for a score.
At Arkansas State, he guided the Sun Belt's top overall special teams unit all four years he was there and contributed to record-breaking offensive units, while coaching three all-conference performers.
He also spent time as a graduate assistant working with special teams at UNC from 2012-2013 and working on the offensive staffs at Ole Miss (2011), Oklahoma State (2008-2010), and Mississippi Gulf Coast (2007).
He and his wife, Lauren, have two children, Emma Rose and Myles.